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Lightning Simple Social Share is a fast light-weight social sharing plugin for WordPress. With zero external dependencies and lightning-fast performance, it adds beautiful social media share buttons without slowing down your site.
Lightning Fast Features:
- 8 Popular Social Networks: Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, and Email
- Zero External Dependencies: No external JavaScript or CSS libraries – blazing fast loading
- Ultra Lightweight: Less than 2KB total footprint
- GDPR Compliant: No tracking, no cookies, no personal data collection
- Privacy First: Share URLs generated client-side only when clicked
- Customizable Design: Choose between rounded or square button styles
- Flexible Display: Show on posts, pages, or use shortcodes anywhere
- Translation Ready: Fully internationalized and ready for translation
- Developer Friendly: Clean, well-documented code following WordPress standards
** Why Choose Lightning Simple Social Share?**
- Performance First: No external dependencies mean faster page loads
- Privacy Focused: No tracking scripts or data collection
- Clean Code: Follows WordPress coding standards and best practices
- Accessible: Proper HTML structure and keyboard navigation
- Responsive: Looks great on all devices
- Lightning Fast & Simple: Easy setup with blazing-fast performance
Usage:
- Configure settings under Settings > Lightning Share
- Buttons automatically appear on posts/pages (configurable)
- Use
[lightning_simple_share]shortcode anywhere - Developers can use
do_shortcode('[lightning_simple_share]')in templates
Developer Notes
Lightning Simple Social Share follows WordPress coding standards and best practices:
- All output is properly escaped
- User input is sanitized and validated
- Follows WordPress naming conventions
- Uses WordPress APIs exclusively
- Translation ready with proper text domains
- Hooks and filters for extensibility
Hooks Available:
* lsss_share_networks – Filter available social networks
* lsss_button_html – Filter individual button HTML
* lsss_container_class – Filter container CSS classes
For support, feature requests, or contributions, please visit the plugin’s GitHub repository.
Plugin Details
Active Installs
30Total Downloads
575Version
1.0.0Requires WP
5.0Requires PHP
7.4Tested Up To
6.8.8Added
2025-08-08Last Updated
2025-08-08 4:30am GMTRatings
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